Transportation Startups in Africa
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Transportation in East Africa is buzzing. Players like Moove, Glovo, and Swvl are making waves, but local businesses remain skeptical. Lack of infrastructure, high costs, and regulatory barriers hinder growth. Business leaders emphasize the need for collaboration, innovation, and government support to unlock the sector's potential.
Cummulative Funding
$1.8B+
Total # of Companies
121
Total Deal Count
341
Total M&A Count
9
Total # of Investors
551
List of Transportation startups in Africa
Add Startup| Startuparrow_upward | Overviewarrow_upward | Last roundarrow_upward | Total raisedarrow_upward | Founded |
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Moove is a Nigerian mobility fintech that provides revenue-based vehicle financing to mobility entrepreneurs across Africa. | Series B | $ 447,200,000 | 2019 | |
Glovo is a courier service that purchases, picks up, and delivers products ordered through its mobile application. | Series F | $ 336,000,000 | 2015 | |
Swvl is revolutionising the transportation scene in emerging markets, through providing a technology based alternative to public transportation | Post-IPO Equity | $ 254,500,000 | 2017 | |
Yassir is a transport service that uses smartphone app and allows everyone to book drivers and move around safely. | Series B | $ 217,690,000 | 2016 | |
MAX (Metro Africa Express) is on a mission to fix Africaβs notorious last-mile delivery and online-retail problems. | Venture | $ 64,200,000 | 2015 | |
Ampersand makes better, cheaper, more powerful motorcycles for the millions of motorcycle taxis in East Africa. And they're electric. | Venture | $ 54,990,850 | 2014 | |
Trella is a technology platform that connects shippers to carriers to move freight intelligently. | Venture | $ 52,250,000 | 2018 | |
Lori has built a logistics platform that is revolutionising the cargo-transport value chain in Africa β from the ground up. | Series B | $ 44,450,000 | 2016 | |
Zeelo is a South African startup providing highly efficient transportation for commuting and school runs. | Series A | $ 33,600,000 | 2023 | |
BasiGo is a Kenyan early-stage e-mobility start-up creating the future of clean, electric public transit in Africa. | Grant | $ 30,125,000 | 2021 | |
Sendy is an online platform for package and cargo delivery | Venture | $ 27,500,000 | 2014 | |
Zebra Cabs is a proudly local home grown Cab Service based in Gauteng, South Africa | Venture | $ 21,500,000 | 2008 | |
Halan is an app-based platform for ride-hailing and on-demand delivery services | Series A | $ 20,025,000 | 2017 | |
Shuttlers is a platform that enables professionals access efficient shared-transportation in Lagos Metropolis. | Seed | $ 20,000,000 | 2015 | |
Grindrod is the holding company of a dynamic organisation listed on the JSE securities. | Venture | $ 16,600,000 | 1910 | |
Little Ride is a Kenya-based indigenous ride-hailing service. | Venture | $ 13,000,000 | 2016 | |
Gokada is a mobile application software for motorcycle and taxi that revolutionizes the way people move around the cities. | Venture | $ 12,450,000 | 2018 | |
Naqla simplifies the process of the transportation of goods and ensure efficient and hassle-free shipping through a mobile App. | Seed | $ 10,500,000 | 2017 | |
Bosta is a same day delivery service that allow businesses to send and receive packages in less than 3 hours. | Venture | $ 9,500,000 | 2016 | |
GoZem is a transport technology platform developed to rapidly improve lives across Africa. | Venture | $ 8,500,000 | 2018 |
Founded
2019
Overview
Moove is a Nigerian mobility fintech that provides revenue-based vehicle financing to mobility entrepreneurs across Africa.
Last round
Series B
Total raised
$ 447,200,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2015
Overview
Glovo is a courier service that purchases, picks up, and delivers products ordered through its mobile application.
Last round
Series F
Total raised
$ 336,000,000
Employee
1,001-5,000
Founded
2017
Overview
Swvl is revolutionising the transportation scene in emerging markets, through providing a technology based alternative to public transportation
Last round
Post-IPO Equity
Total raised
$ 254,500,000
Employee
251-500
Founded
2016
Overview
Yassir is a transport service that uses smartphone app and allows everyone to book drivers and move around safely.
Last round
Series B
Total raised
$ 217,690,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2015
Overview
MAX (Metro Africa Express) is on a mission to fix Africaβs notorious last-mile delivery and online-retail problems.
Last round
Venture
Total raised
$ 64,200,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2014
Overview
Ampersand makes better, cheaper, more powerful motorcycles for the millions of motorcycle taxis in East Africa. And they're electric.
Last round
Venture
Total raised
$ 54,990,850
Employee
1-10
Founded
2018
Overview
Trella is a technology platform that connects shippers to carriers to move freight intelligently.
Last round
Venture
Total raised
$ 52,250,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2016
Overview
Lori has built a logistics platform that is revolutionising the cargo-transport value chain in Africa β from the ground up.
Last round
Series B
Total raised
$ 44,450,000
Employee
101-250
Founded
2023
Overview
Zeelo is a South African startup providing highly efficient transportation for commuting and school runs.
Last round
Series A
Total raised
$ 33,600,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2021
Overview
BasiGo is a Kenyan early-stage e-mobility start-up creating the future of clean, electric public transit in Africa.
Last round
Grant
Total raised
$ 30,125,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2014
Overview
Sendy is an online platform for package and cargo delivery
Last round
Venture
Total raised
$ 27,500,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2008
Overview
Zebra Cabs is a proudly local home grown Cab Service based in Gauteng, South Africa
Last round
Venture
Total raised
$ 21,500,000
Employee
201-500
Founded
2017
Overview
Halan is an app-based platform for ride-hailing and on-demand delivery services
Last round
Series A
Total raised
$ 20,025,000
Employee
201-500
Founded
2015
Overview
Shuttlers is a platform that enables professionals access efficient shared-transportation in Lagos Metropolis.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 20,000,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
1910
Overview
Grindrod is the holding company of a dynamic organisation listed on the JSE securities.
Last round
Venture
Total raised
$ 16,600,000
Employee
5001-10000
Founded
2016
Overview
Little Ride is a Kenya-based indigenous ride-hailing service.
Last round
Venture
Total raised
$ 13,000,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2018
Overview
Gokada is a mobile application software for motorcycle and taxi that revolutionizes the way people move around the cities.
Last round
Venture
Total raised
$ 12,450,000
Employee
51-100
Founded
2017
Overview
Naqla simplifies the process of the transportation of goods and ensure efficient and hassle-free shipping through a mobile App.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 10,500,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2016
Overview
Bosta is a same day delivery service that allow businesses to send and receive packages in less than 3 hours.
Last round
Venture
Total raised
$ 9,500,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2018
Overview
GoZem is a transport technology platform developed to rapidly improve lives across Africa.
Last round
Venture
Total raised
$ 8,500,000
Employee
51-200